Evidence-based whole foods, plant-based lifestyle: Plant-Based Living & Whole Foods Health
Introduction I am an advocate of a whole food plant-based lifestyle. You will be correct to call me a square peg in a round hole. Why? The community I live in eats meat almost every weekend at different cultural events. Meat eating has become a Read more
Here are your best 10 must-follow food bloggers’ Instagram accounts. Are you a plant-based food lover looking for some inspiration in the Kitchen? Or do you love drooling over beautiful food photography? Gone are the days when you had to dash for your cookbook. (Oh, Read more
This article examines the whole-food, plant-based diet in depth. It examines it as an anti-cancer diet and explores its potential to cure cancer and improve health. Cancer remains a prevalent and life-altering disease. It has led many to seek ways to lower their risk. They Read more
By Zama Zincume — Public Health Specialist & Plant-Based Food Writer Quick Answer: Cheap plant-based meals in South Africa are built from a small set of staples: dried beans, lentils, tofu, rice, and maize meal, bought in bulk and cooked simply. A pot of sugar Read more
By Zama Zincume — Public Health Specialist & Plant-Based Food Writer Start a plant-based diet in South Africa by building every meal around one staple (like samp, pap, or rice), one legume (like beans, lentils, or cowpeas), and one vegetable (like morogo or butternut), then Read more
If you have searched “how to go plant-based in South Africa,” you have probably landed on two very different kinds of help. On one side, you will find ProVeg South Africa. It is a well-known, free, global advocacy organisation with a local office in Cape Read more
By Zama Zincume — Public Health Specialist & Plant-Based Food Writer Medically Reviewed High blood sugar does not always mean you need to stop eating carbohydrates. A better starting point is to improve the quality of your food, increase your fibre intake, move more, strengthen Read more
Visceral fat is not simply the fat you can see around your waist. It sits deeper inside the abdomen, around internal organs. Higher levels of visceral fat are associated with poorer metabolic health and a greater risk of conditions such as type 2 diabetes and Read more
By Zama Zincume — Public Health Specialist & Plant-Based Food Writer · Quick answer: You can buy tempeh in South Africa at Woolworths, which stocks its own PlantLove™ Tempeh (220 g) in the plant-based protein fridge, the only mainstream supermarket that reliably carries it. Beyond that, Read more
Quick Answer: Yes — morogo (South Africa’s traditional wild and African leafy greens) is genuinely good news if you’re managing diabetes or insulin resistance. It’s high in fibre, low in carbohydrates, and rich in the kind of polyphenols that help blunt blood sugar spikes. It’s Read more
By Zama Zincume — Public Health Specialist & Plant-Based Food Writer Quick Answer: Amadumbe (Colocasia esculenta, known internationally as taro) is a starchy root vegetable that has long been grown in KwaZulu-Natal. Laboratory studies now confirm that it contains high levels of resistant starch, meaning Read more
By Zama Zincume — Public Health Specialist & Plant-Based Food Writer Quick Answer Eating a high-protein, nutrient-dense plant-based diet in South Africa does not require high-end speciality stores or expensive imported products. By leveraging Shoprite’s budget-friendly house brands (like Ritebrand and Simple Truth) alongside staple Read more
By Zama Zincume — Public Health Specialist & Plant-Based Food Writer Quick Answer Adopting a plant-based diet reduces your risk of cardiovascular disease by up to 25%, lowers blood pressure, and significantly reduces LDL (“bad”) cholesterol. In South Africa, where heart disease is a leading Read more
